2019 Supercar Challenge
The 2019 Supercar Challenge powered by Hankook was the nineteenth Supercar Challenge season since it replaced the Supercar Cup in 2001. It began at Magny-Cours on April 19 and ended at TT Circuit Assen on October 20.


2019 Supercars Championship
The 2019 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2019 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship) was the twenty-first running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-third series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. The 2019 championship also included the running of the 1,000th Australian Touring Car Championship race, which was contested at the Melbourne 400.


2019 Supercars Championship
Scott McLaughlin contested the series as the defending driver's champion. McLaughlin successfully defended his championship title, and in doing so, he broke Craig Lowndes' 1996 record for the most wins in a championship year when he recorded his seventeenth win at Pukekohe Park. His team, DJR Team Penske, won their second teams' championship. Ford secured the manufacturers' title at the Ipswich SuperSprint.


2019 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2019 championship.


2019 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Manufacturer changes
The sixth generation Ford Mustang, the Mustang GT, was homologated for the 2019 championship. The Mustang was a replacement for the FG X Falcon, which was used between 2015 and 2018. Tickford Racing and DJR Team Penske oversaw the development of the car, with Ford Performance providing additional technical support. Ford Australia provided financial support in developing the car, but no team was officially recognised as a factory team. The homologation process required modifications to the bodywork to fit the series' control chassis, but the car continued to use the V8 engine used by the FG X Falcon.


2019 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Manufacturer changes
The decision to return the Mustang to the series was made as Australia's domestic production of the Ford Falcon ceased in 2016. The Mustang's return marked the first time since 1990 that a Mustang has contested the premier class of Australian motorsport. The car completed the homologation process in December 2018 and was subsequently approved for competition by the Supercars Commission.


2019 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Manufacturer changes
Nissan withdrew its factory support from the championship at the end of 2018 as the company elected to change its global motorsport strategy and focus on its Formula E entry. Kelly Racing—who raced under the Nissan Motorsport name between 2013 and 2018—continued to compete with the Altima L33 chassis under licence from the company. Nissan's decision to withdraw from the championship followed the Altima being withdrawn from sale in Australia in 2017.


2019 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Team changes
The number of entries was reduced from twenty-six to twenty-four with both Tickford Racing and Triple Eight Race Engineering returning a Racing Entitlement Contract (REC) to the sport's management. 23Red Racing formed a partnership with Tickford Racing which saw it become a satellite team of Tickford. Matt Stone Racing upgraded from a VF Commodore to a ZB Commodore and are receiving technical support from Triple Eight Race Engineering.


2019 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Michael Caruso left Kelly Racing, joining Tickford Racing as an endurance co-driver. Caruso's seat was filled by Garry Jacobson, who made his full time début in the championship with the team.


2019 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Craig Lowndes and Tim Blanchard retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2018 championship. Both returned as endurance co-drivers with Triple Eight Race Engineering and Brad Jones Racing respectively. Blanchard's seat at Tim Blanchard Racing was filled by Macauley Jones. Jones made his full time début in the championship, after having previously entered as a wildcard at selected events in 2017 and 2018.


2019 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes
Mark Winterbottom and Richie Stanaway left Tickford Racing. Winterbottom moved to Team 18, replacing Lee Holdsworth. Holdsworth took Winterbottom's place at Tickford Racing, while Stanaway moved to Garry Rogers Motorsport to replace Garth Tander. Tander stepped down from full-time competition, joining Triple Eight Race Engineering as an endurance co-driver.


2019 Supercars Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes, Mid-season changes
Richie Stanaway was withdrawn halfway through the Winton SuperSprint and missed the next three rounds, due to a neck injury. He was replaced for the remainder of the round, and the following Darwin Triple Crown by Chris Pither, who had already been nominated as Stanaway's partner for the endurance races. Michael Caruso stepped in for the Townsville 400 and Ipswich SuperSprint, returning to the team for the first time since 2012. Stanaway was stood down halfway through the Gold Coast 600, due to disciplinary reasons. Chris Pither became the main driver for the Sunday race while Super2 and TCR Australia driver Dylan O'Keeffe made his debut with the team.


2019 Supercars Championship, Calendar
The calendar was reduced to fifteen rounds in 2019, with the following events scheduled to take place:


2019 Supercars Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The 2019 calendar underwent a radical revision compared to the 2018 calendar. The Sydney SuperNight 300 was removed from the calendar entirely and was replaced by a new night race at Barbagallo Raceway. The change was made with the long-term view to running the Sydney round in January 2020 as part of a proposed move to a "summer series" format that would see the championship run primarily in the summer months.


2019 Supercars Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Sandown 500 moved to a late-season slot in November, becoming the final round of the Pirtek Enduro Cup, to avoid clashing with the AFL and NRL finals series. The Auckland SuperSprint was brought forward to September, making the Sandown 500 the penultimate round of the championship. Changes to the Formula One calendar meant that the Australian Grand Prix was run earlier in the year than it was in 2018, and thus the Supercars support races was also moved forward. The Adelaide 500 was subsequently brought forward to remain the opening round of the season.


2019 Supercars Championship, Calendar, Format changes
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit event format reverted to a SuperSprint format after two years of two 250 kilometre races known as the Phillip Island 500.


2019 Supercars Championship, Rule changes, Technical regulations
As a cost reduction measure, the use of twin-spring dampers were banned with teams required to use linear spring dampers. A new specification of transaxle developed by Xtrac was introduced.


2019 Supercars Championship, Rule changes, Sporting regulations
If a car was released from the pit bay before the fuel rig was decoupled from the car, the car had to be re-raised on its pneumatic jacks and the fuel rig removed before the driver can rejoin the race.


2019 Supercars Championship, Results and standings, Points system
Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver or drivers of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race. At least 50% of the planned race distance must be completed for the result to be valid and championship points awarded.


2019 Supercars Championship, Results and standings, Pirtek Enduro Cup
The Pirtek Enduro Cup was won by Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes.


2019 Superclásico de las Américas
The 2019 Superclásico de las Américas – Copa Doctor Nicolás Leoz was the sixth edition of the Superclásico de las Américas. The match was played at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.


2019 Superclásico de las Américas
Argentina won the game 1–0 with a goal from Lionel Messi; Messi's penalty was saved by Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson, but he scored on the rebound.


2019 Supercopa Argentina
The 2019 Supercopa Argentina Final was the 8th edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina competitions. The match was played at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero on 4 March 2021.


2019 Supercopa Argentina
Racing and River Plate qualified after winning the 2018–19 Argentine Primera División tournament and the 2018–19 Copa Argentina, respectively.


2019 Supercopa Argentina
The match ended in a 5–0 win for River Plate and they won the Supercopa Argentina for the second time in their history.


2019 Supercopa MX
The 2019 Supercopa MX was a Mexican football match-up played on 14 July 2019, and is the most-recent edition of the Supercopa MX. It was contested by the champions of the Apertura 2018 Copa MX, Cruz Azul, and the champions of the 2018 Supercopa MX, Necaxa, due to the Clausura 2019 Copa MX champion América competing in the 2019 Campeón de Campeones. Like the previous four editions, the 2019 Supercopa MX was contested in a single-leg format at a neutral venue in the United States. This match took place at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California for the fourth consecutive year.


2019 Supercopa MX
The 2019 Supercopa MX was part of a doubleheader, which also included the 2019 Campeón de Campeones, organized by Univision Deportes, Soccer United Marketing (SUM), Liga MX, and LA Galaxy.


2019 Supercopa MX, Match details
Assistant referees:Christian Kiabek Espinosa (Mexico City)Andrés Hernández Delgado (Mexico City)Fourth official:Jorge Antonio Pérez (Veracruz)


2019 Supercopa Uruguaya
The 2019 Supercopa Uruguaya was the second edition of the Supercopa Uruguaya, Uruguay's football super cup. It was held on 3 February 2019 between 2018 Torneo Intermedio winners Nacional and 2018 Primera División champions Peñarol.


2019 Supercopa Uruguaya
The match was played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. Nacional won their first Supercopa title following a 1–1 draw with Peñarol after extra time and a 4–3 win on kicks from the penalty mark.


2019 Supercopa de Chile
The 2019 Supercopa de Chile (known as the Súper Copa Easy 2019 for sponsorship purposes) was the seventh edition of the Supercopa de Chile, championship organised by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). The match was played by the 2018 Chilean Primera División champions Universidad Católica and the 2018 Copa Chile winners Palestino on 23 March 2019 at Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar.


2019 Supercopa de Chile
Universidad Católica were the winners, beating Palestino by a 5–0 score.


2019 Supercopa de Chile, Teams
The two teams that contested the Supercopa were Universidad Católica, who qualified as 2018 Primera División champions and Palestino, who qualified for the match as the 2018 Copa Chile winners, defeating Audax Italiano in the two-legged final by a 4–2 aggregate score.


2019 Supercopa de Chile, Details
Man of the Match:César Pinares (Universidad Catolica)Assistant referees:Christian SchiemannEdson CisternasFourth official:Eduardo Gamboa


2019 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
The 2019 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, also known as Supercopa Endesa for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th edition of the Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, an annual basketball competition for clubs in the Spanish basketball league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season. Real Madrid defended successfully the title and conquered its second consecutive Supercup, 5th overall.


2019 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
The final between Real Madrid and Barça beat the record attendance for a supercup match with 12,348 spectators. Also, the tournament beat the accumulated attendance record for a supercup edition with 35,219 accumulated spectators after three games (11,740 spectators per game).


2019 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, Qualification
The tournament featured the host team, the winners from the two major competitions (2018–19 Liga Endesa and 2019 Copa del Rey) and the winner from the 2018–19 EuroCup.


2019 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, Venue
On July 24, 2018, ACB selected and announced Madrid to host the supercup on September 2019. The former building, which was built in 1960, was destroyed by a fire in 2001. Architects Enrique Hermoso and Paloma Huidobro projected a High-Tech style new arena that was built at the same location between 2002 and 2005. The arena hosted two major international basketball events in the first decade of the 21st century - the knockout stage of EuroBasket 2007 and the 2008 Euroleague Final Four. It also hosted the final stage of the Copa del Rey of basketball in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2019. The arena was the finals venue for the 2014 World Cup and the 2015 Euroleague Final Four.


2019 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, Draw
The draw was held on 2 September 2020 in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid as the league champion and Barça as cup champion were the seeded teams.


2019 Supercoppa Italiana
The 2019 Supercoppa Italiana (branded as the Coca-Cola Supercup for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd edition of the Supercoppa Italiana, the Italian football super cup. It was played on 22 December 2019 by defending champions Juventus, the winners of the 2018–19 Serie A championship, and Lazio, the winners of the 2018–19 Coppa Italia. The match was held at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Lazio won the match 3–1 and claimed their fifth Supercoppa title.


2019 Supercoppa Italiana, Background
The match was the fifth meeting between the two teams in the Supercoppa Italiana, and is now the most frequent pairing in the history of the competition, surpassing Inter Milan and Roma who have met four times. In the previous four match-ups, each club had won twice, with Juventus lifting the trophy in 2013 and 2015, and Lazio in 1998 and 2017.


2019 Supercoppa Italiana, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Alessandro CostanzoGiorgio PerettiFourth official:Fabio MarescaReserve assistant referee:Stefano AlassioVideo assistant referee:Paolo MazzoleniAssistant video assistant referees:Piero Giacomelli


2019 Supercoppa Italiana (women)
The 2019 Supercoppa Italiana (women) was the 23rd edition of the Supercoppa Italiana. It was contested by Juventus, the 2018–19 Serie A and 2018–19 Italian Women's Cup champions and Fiorentina, the runners-up of the two competitions.


2019 Supercoppa Italiana (women)
The match was played in Cesena at Stadio Dino Manuzzi on 27 October 2019.


2019 Supercoppa di Serie C
The 2019 Supercoppa di Serie C was the 20th edition of Supercoppa di Serie C.


2019 Supercoppa di Serie C, Rules
The competition is made up of the three winning teams of their respective groups of the 2018–19 Serie C. All matches are one-legged.


2019 Supercupa României
The 2019 Supercupa României was the 21st edition of Romania's season opener cup competition. The game was contested between Liga I title holders, CFR Cluj, and Romanian Cup holders, Viitorul Constanța. It was played at Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești in July.


2019 Supercupa României
Viitorul Constanța won the trophy for the first time in history, with only one goal scored by Andrei Artean.


2019 Supercupa României, Venue
On 22 May 2019 it was announced that the Supercup might be played on the newly built stadium Tudor Vladimirescu in Târgu Jiu, Romania. Later, FRF announced that the SuperCup will be played at Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești.


2019 Superettan
The 2019 Superettan is part of the 2019 Swedish football season, and the 19th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league.


2019 Superettan, Teams
A total of 16 teams contest the league. The top two teams qualify directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third will enter a play-off for the chance of promotion. The two bottom teams are automatically relegated, while the 13th and 14th placed teams will compete in a play-off to determine whether they are relegated.


2019 Superettan, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
This is the last season that all teams will be obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel on their jersey, as Unibet will become the main league sponsor starting in 2020. Teams are also required to wear the Superettan logo on the right sleeve of their jerseys.


2019 Superettan, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Superettan, League table, Playoffs
The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan met the two runners-up from 2019 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the teams from Superettan finishing at home.


2019 Superettan, League table, Playoffs
Östers IF won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2020 Superettan.


2019 Superettan, League table, Playoffs
3–3 on aggregate. Umeå FC won on away goals and qualified for the 2020 Superettan.


2019 Superliga Colombiana
The 2019 Superliga Colombiana (known as the 2019 Superliga Águila for sponsorship purposes) was the eighth edition of the Superliga Colombiana. It was contested by the champions of the 2018 Categoría Primera A season from 23 to 27 January 2019.


2019 Superliga Colombiana
Junior won their first Superliga title following a 3–0 win on penalty kicks against Deportes Tolima, after tying 2–2 on aggregate score.


2019 Supersport 300 World Championship
The 2019 Supersport 300 World Championship season was the third season of the Supersport 300 World Championship of motorcycle racing.


2019 Supersport World Championship
The 2019 Supersport World Championship season was the twenty-third season of the Supersport World Championship, the twenty-first held under this name.


2019 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
The 2019 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira was the 41st edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. It was played between the champions of the 2018–19 Primeira Liga, Benfica, and the winners of the 2018–19 Taça de Portugal, crosstown rivals Sporting CP, on 4 August 2019. Benfica won the match 5–0 and thus secured their eighth title overall.


2019 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Venue
Estádio Algarve was announced as the venue for the 2019 edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira on 28 May 2019, following the decision of the Portuguese Football Federation Directive Board, four years after hosting the same clubs in a final that ended in a 1–0 win to Sporting CP. After three consecutive years at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, the competition returns to the stadium owned by the municipalities of Faro and Loulé.


2019 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, Match, Details
Assistant referees:André CamposBruno JesusFourth official:André NarcisoVideo assistant referee:Jorge SousaAssistant video assistant referees:Luís FerreiraNuno Manso


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute
The final judgement in the Ayodhya dispute was declared by the Supreme Court of India on 9 November 2019. The Supreme Court of India ordered the disputed land (2.77 acres) to be handed over to a trust (to be created by Government of India) to build the Ram Janmabhoomi (revered as the birthplace of Hindu deity, Ram) temple. The court also ordered the government to give an alternative 5 acres of land in another place to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board for the purpose of building a mosque as a replacement for the demolished Babri Masjid.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Background, Allahabad High Court verdict
The Babri Masjid was demolished during a political rally which turned into a riot on 6 December 1992. A subsequent land title case was lodged in the Allahabad High Court, the verdict of which was pronounced on 30 September 2010. In the judgment, the three judges of the Allahabad High Court ruled that the 2.77 acres (1.12 ha) of Ayodhya land be divided into three parts, with 1⁄3 going to the Ram Lalla or Infant Rama represented by the Hindu Mahasabha, 1⁄3 going to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, and the remaining 1⁄3 going to Nirmohi Akhara. The judgment affirmed that the disputed land was the birthplace of Rama as per the faith and belief of Hindus, and that the Babri Masjid was built after the demolition of a Hindu temple, noting that it was not built in accordance with the tenets of Islam.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Background, Title cases
In 1950, Gopal Singh Visharad filed a title suit with the Allahabad High Court seeking injunction to offer puja (worship) at the disputed site. A similar suit was filed shortly after but later withdrawn by Paramhans Das of Ayodhya. In 1959, the Nirmohi Akhara, a Hindu religious institution, filed a third title suit seeking direction to hand over the charge of the disputed site, claiming to be its custodian. A fourth suit was filed by the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board for declaration and possession of the site.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Background, Title cases
The Allahabad High Court bench began hearing the case in 2002, which was completed in 2010. After the Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea to defer the High Court verdict, on 30 September 2010, the High Court of Allahabad, the three-member bench comprising justices S. U. Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and D. V. Sharma, ruled that the disputed land be split into three parts.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Background, Title cases
The site of the Ram Lalla idol would go to the party representing Ram Lalla Virajman (the installed Infant Rama deity), Nirmohi Akhara was to receive Sita Rasoi and Ram Chabutara, and the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board to receive the rest. The court also ruled that the status quo should be maintained for three months. All the three parties appealed against the division of disputed land to the Supreme Court.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Background, Title cases
The Supreme Court held final hearing on the case from 6 August 2019 to 16 October 2019. On 9 November 2019, the Supreme Court ordered the land to be handed over to a trust (to be formed by the Government of India) to build the Hindu temple. It also ordered the government to give 5 acres of land to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board to build a mosque as a replacement for the demolished Babri Masjid.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Restrictions imposed before judgement
For 15 days preceding the verdict, restrictions were imposed in Ayodhya to prevent violence. Security arrangements were increased across India. Thousands of paramilitary forces and police troops were deployed in Ayodhya and surveillance of the region was carried out using CCTV cameras and drones.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Restrictions imposed before judgement
Internet services were closed in several places in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, while it was announced that a total of 31 districts and 673 individuals were being closely monitored. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of India was invoked in the entire state of Uttar Pradesh as well as in some major cities such as Bangalore, Bhopal, Jaipur, Lucknow, and Mumbai. A public holiday was declared for schools and colleges across the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, as well as Delhi, on the day of the verdict.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Restrictions imposed before judgement
Security was stepped up across various towns in Telangana; 20,000 personnel deployed in Hyderabad, mainly around the communally sensitive areas of the Old City including the Charminar and Mecca Masjid. According to reports, around 40,000 police personnel were deployed in Mumbai and 15,000 in Chennai as a precautionary measure. The prime minister made a public request for maintaining peace and religious harmony.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Summary of the verdict
The five-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously pronounced its verdict on 9 November 2019. The judgement can be summarised as follows:-


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Summary of the verdict
On 12 December 2019 the Supreme Court dismissed all the 18 petitions seeking review of the verdict.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Domestic reactions, Support
Zufar Faruqi, chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, issued a statement saying that he accepted the verdict and declared that it will not submit a review petition for the same. The Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi supported the verdict, saying that the dispute should not continue further. Some major industrial bodies supported the decision. A few celebrities also expressed their opinion in support for the decision and called for harmony and peace.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Domestic reactions, Support
Prominent leaders from the Hindu and the Muslim communities extended their support to the Indian government in maintaining peace, after meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Domestic reactions, Support, Political parties and figures
Many political parties in India supported the judgement. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the judgement will usher in peace and unity in India. The Indian National Congress supported the verdict and called for calm and peace. Political figures such as Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader M. K. Stalin supported the judgement. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted about the decision saying that it should not be considered as win or loss for anybody. In a subsequent address to the nation, he said that there would be peace and unity and that all issues can be solved within the constitutional framework.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Domestic reactions, Opposition
The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board's lawyer, Zafaryab Jilani, "expressed dissatisfaction over the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict, saying it has a lot of contradictions and they will seek a review of it."


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Domestic reactions, Opposition
National Herald, published two articles criticizing the verdict. The editorial later withdrew the articles and issued an apology after facing criticism on social media and from the BJP.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Domestic reactions, Opposition
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi said that he was not satisfied with the judgement, calling it a victory of "faith over facts". The primary lawyer of the Muslim parties Zafaryab Jilani said that they were not satisfied with the verdict but added that the verdict also contained some "good examples". Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, a litigant in the dispute, refused to accept the alternative site for a mosque ordered by the Court.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Domestic reactions, Opposition
All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind decided to file a review petition after rejecting the verdict on 17 November 2019.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, Concerns of Sikh community
1045-page judgment referring Sikhism as a 'cult' instead of a distinct sovereign religion and quoting accounts of Nihang sikh worshiping idols which is totally prohibited in Sikhism, was condemned by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, H. S. Phoolka and Sikhs. Dr. Manjit Singh Randhawa filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking to expunge 'all distorted facts' in the verdict judgment and word 'cult' while referring to the Sikh religion.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, International reactions
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs briefed foreign envoys and diplomats about the verdict on 9 November 2019.


2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute, International reactions
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, criticised the verdict and questioned its timing as it coincided with the inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor. He called the court verdict an indication of the "bigoted ideology of Modi government".


2019 Surat fire
On 24 May 2019, a fire occurred at a commercial complex in Sarthana jagatnaka area of Surat in the Gujarat state of India. Twenty-two students died and others were injured in an academic coaching centre located on the building's terrace. The fire was started by a short circuit on the ground floor; the students in the coaching centre were trapped by the destruction of a wooden staircase. Three people were arrested for their alleged involvement or their alleged negligence leading to the fire and the deaths.


2019 Surat fire, Background
Fire safety regulations are poorly enforced in India. In the 2004 Kumbakonam School fire, 94 students died; subsequently, the Indian Supreme Court directed the government and schools to enforce strict fire safety compliance. On 26 November 2018, a student and a teacher died in an accidental fire at coaching centre located in the Vesu area of Surat, leading to the fire department officials of the Surat Municipal Corporation inspecting and sending notices to 230 coaching centres. On 30 January 2019, 27 students were rescued from a coaching centre operating in a housing building when a fire broke out in a mattress shop on the ground floor. In February 2019, 17 people died in a fire in a hotel in Delhi.


2019 Surat fire, Fire
The fire occurred at a commercial complex called Takshashila Arcade, located in the Sarthana area of Surat. Smart Design Studio, a coaching centre, was operating in a makeshift dome built on the terrace of the building. The fire broke out between 3:45 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.  (IST). An electrical short circuit in air conditioner started a fire on the ground floor near a staircase on the rear side of the building. The fire quickly spread, engulfing the third floor and the makeshift dome on the terrace of the building. There were about 50 to 70 students in the coaching centre at the time. Two shops and several vehicles parked near the building were also destroyed in another fire ignited by the blaze.


2019 Surat fire, Fire
The fire brigade arrived with 19 fire engines and two hydraulic platforms. They doused the fire in an hour and rescued several students; however, several had jumped off the building to save themselves.


2019 Surat fire, Fire
A total of 22 students died: 18 girls and 4 boys, aged between 15 and 22. Of these, 16 students died due to fire or asphyxiation, 3 died as they jumped off the terrace of the building, and 3 succumbed to the fire-burns they sustained. Three of the students who died had appeared for the Class XII exams of the Gujarat education board, the results of which were declared on 25 May 2019, a day after their deaths. A further 16 students were admitted to hospital; a child aged three or four years old was also hospitalised with burn injuries.


2019 Surat fire, Investigation
The Surat Municipal Corporation officials ordered an investigation regarding the statutory permission, including fire safety, of the building. The Surat Urban Development Authority (SUDA) had approved the plan for a residential scheme on the site in 2001 but a commercial complex was built illegally in 2007. Under the Gujarat Regularization of Unauthorized Development Act, the complex with its second floor was legalised in 2013. The third floor was not legally approved. The coaching centre owner had also constructed a six-foot high makeshift dome illegally on the terrace. More than 50 burnt tires were also found on the terrace. There was no fire safety equipment in the building. The students were trapped because the only way to the top floor was a wooden staircase which was destroyed by the fire. Two fire officers were suspended for their alleged negligence in conducting the fire safety inspection of the building.


2019 Surat fire, Investigation
Three people including the coaching centre owner and builders were arrested and the complaints against them were filed by the police.


2019 Surat fire, Investigation
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had also ordered the investigation under Additional Chief Secretary of the Urban Development Department Mukesh Puri. The National Human Rights Commission also issued a notice to the Government of Gujarat.


2019 Surat fire, Aftermath
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Vadodara Municipal Corporation issued notices to all premises housing children, containing orders to remain closed until they receive a fire safety compliance certificate. Later, the Government of Gujarat ordered the shut down of all private coaching centres in the state until fire safety inspections are conducted. The government also ordered a fire safety inspection of schools, colleges, coaching centres, hospitals, shopping malls and other commercial buildings. The Delhi fire service decided to conduct the fire safety inspection of all coaching centres in Delhi.


2019 Surat fire, Aftermath
Rupani visited the hospitals, offered condolences to the families and announced the compensation of ₹4 lakh (US$5,600) each to the families of children who died in the accident. Several politicians expressed support and condolences, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Ashok Gehlot and Rahul Gandhi.


2019 Surbiton Trophy
The 2019 Surbiton Trophy is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It is the seventeenth and sixteenth editions of the tournament which is part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour and the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It will take place in Surbiton, United Kingdom between 3 and 9 June 2019.


2019 Surbiton Trophy, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Surbiton Trophy, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Surbiton Trophy – Men's Doubles
Luke Bambridge and Jonny O'Mara were the defending champions but only Bambridge chose to defend his title, partnering Marcus Daniell. Bambridge lost in the semifinals to Marcel Granollers and Ben McLachlan.


2019 Surbiton Trophy – Men's Doubles
Granollers and McLachlan won the title after defeating Kwon Soon-woo and Ramkumar Ramanathan 4–6, 6–3, [10–2] in the final.


2019 Surbiton Trophy – Men's Singles
Jérémy Chardy was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Surbiton Trophy – Men's Singles
Dan Evans won the title after defeating Viktor Troicki 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2019 Surbiton Trophy – Women's Doubles
Jessica Moore and Ellen Perez were the defending champions, but chose to participate with different partners. Moore partnered alongside Monique Adamczak but lost in the first round to Viktorija Golubic and Ingrid Neel. Perez partnered alongside Arina Rodionova but lost in the first round to Naiktha Bains and Naomi Broady.


2019 Surbiton Trophy – Women's Doubles
Jennifer Brady and Caroline Dolehide won the title, defeating Heather Watson and Yanina Wickmayer in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2019 Surbiton Trophy – Women's Singles
Alison Riske was the defending champion. Riske successfully defended the title, by beating 2017 champion Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–2 in the final.


2019 Surrey Heath Borough Council election
The 2019 Surrey Heath Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all members of Surrey Heath Borough Council in England. The elections were held on new boundaries. The Conservatives narrowly held a majority on the council, but it fell from fifteen to just one.


2019 Surrey Stars season
The 2019 season was Surrey Stars' fourth and final season, in which they competed in the final edition of the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished fifth in the group stage, winning three of their ten matches.


2019 Surrey Stars season
The side was captained by Nat Sciver and coached by Richard Bedbrook. They played four home matches at Woodbridge Road, Guildford and one at The Oval. Following the season, women's domestic cricket in England was reformed, with the creation of new "regional hubs", with Surrey Stars replaced by South East Stars, which retained some elements of the original team but represent a larger area.


2019 Surrey Stars season, Squad
Surrey Stars' 15-player squad is listed below. Age given is at the start of Surrey Stars' first match of the season (6 August 2019).


2019 Suzhou Ladies Open
The 2019 Suzhou Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Suzhou, China between 14 and 20 October 2019.


2019 Suzhou Ladies Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Suzhou Ladies Open – Doubles
Misaki Doi and Nao Hibino were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2019 Suzhou Ladies Open – Doubles
Jiang Xinyu and Tang Qianhui won the title, defeating Ankita Raina and Rosalie van der Hoek in the final, 3–6, 6–3, [10–5].


2019 Suzhou Ladies Open – Singles
Zheng Saisai was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2019 Suzhou Ladies Open – Singles
Peng Shuai won the title, defeating Zhu Lin in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2.


2019 Suzuka 10 Hours
The 2019 Suzuka 10 Hours was an endurance event that took place on August 25, 2019 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. It was be the 48th edition of the Summer Endurance Classic at Suzuka, and the third round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge.


2019 Svenska Cupen Final
The 2019 Svenska Cupen Final was played on 30 May 2019 between BK Häcken and AFC Eskilstuna at Bravida Arena, Gothenburg, the home pitch for BK Häcken. The final is the culmination of the 2018–19 Svenska Cupen, the 63rd season of the Svenska Cupen.


2019 Svenska Cupen Final
BK Häcken appeared in its 3rd Svenska Cupen final, having won the title once before in 2015-16. AFC Eskilstuna made its first ever appearance in the Svenska Cupen final. The winner of the final earned themselves a place in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.


2019 Svenska Cupen Final
BK Häcken won the final convincingly, earning its second Svenska Cup title.


2019 Svenska Cupen Final, Venue
Since 2014–15, Svenska Cupen finals have been held in the home ground of the higher-seeded team of the tournament in an effort to bolster attendance and fan support. Bravida Arena, home pitch of BK Häcken, hosted its first Svenska Cupen final since its opening in June 2015.


2019 Svenska Cupen Final, Background
Häcken competed in its third-ever final, having won its only previous title in 2015–16, beating Malmö FF in a penalty shootout. Eskilstuna made its first-ever appearance in a Svenska Cupen final in just its third season as a club in its current iteration. Formerly, the club competed as FC Väsby United (2005–12) and AFC United (2013–16), and spent the 2018 season in the second-tier Superettan.


2019 Svenska Cupen Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2019 Svijany Open
The 2019 Svijany Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 7th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Liberec, Czech Republic between 29 July and 4 August 2019.


2019 Svijany Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Svijany Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2019 Svijany Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2019 Svijany Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Svijany Open – Doubles
Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 Svijany Open – Doubles
Jonáš Forejtek and Michael Vrbenský won the title after defeating Nikola Čačić and Antonio Šančić 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2019 Svijany Open – Singles
Andrej Martin was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Alex Molčan.


2019 Svijany Open – Singles
Nikola Milojević won the title after defeating Rogério Dutra Silva 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Swale Borough Council election
Elections were held to Swale Borough Council in England as part of the United Kingdom local elections on 2 May 2019.


2019 Swale Borough Council election, By-elections between 2019 and 2023, Sheerness
A by-election was held in Sheerness on 6 May 2021 after the death of Labour councillor Mark Ellen. The seat was gained for the Conservative Party by Oliver Marcus Eakin with a majority of 144 votes over Labour Party candidate Nicola Nelson.


2019 Swale Borough Council election, By-elections between 2019 and 2023, Priory
A by-election was held in Priory Ward on 30 September 2021 after the resignation of Independent councillor Ben A Martin. The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Michael Scott Henderson with a majority of 42 votes over Conservative Party candidate Andy Culham.


2019 Swale Borough Council election, Changes between 2019 and 2023
In October 2020, Cllr Denise Knights (Abbey) and Cllr Ben A Martin (Priory) resigned the Liberal Democrat whip and joined the Independent Group.


2019 Swale Borough Council election, Changes between 2019 and 2023
Labour councillor Mark Ellen (Sheerness) died suddenly on 18 February 2021. At the consequent by-election on 6 May 2021 the Conservative Party gained the seat. New councillor Oliver Eakin.


2019 Swale Borough Council election, Changes between 2019 and 2023
In May 2021, Cllr Padmini Nissanga (Sheppey East) left UKIP and joined Reform UK to become their candidate for the Sheppey seat at the 2021 Kent County Council election.


2019 Swale Borough Council election, Changes between 2019 and 2023
In July 2021, Cllr Richard Darby (Minster Cliffs) and Cllr Bill Tatton (Sheppey East) resigned the Swale Independents Alliance whip and formed a new group, 'Independents First'.


2019 Swale Borough Council election, Changes between 2019 and 2023
Independent councillor Ben A Martin (Priory) resigned his seat in August 2021. At the consequent by-election on 30 September 2021 the Liberal Democrats gained the seat. New councillor Michael Scott Henderson.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike
The 2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike was a months-long strike by the players of the Sweden women's national ice hockey team.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Stagnation
After winning silver at the 2006 Winter Olympics, becoming the first country other than the US or Canada to reach the women's Olympic finals, and winning bronze at the 2005 and 2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, the Swedish national team went through a period of stagnation, finishing in 5th place in 3 of the 4 World Championships held between 2008 and 2012, and finishing in 4th in the 2010 Winter Olympics.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Stagnation
In November 2009, Sweden defeated Finland 2–1 in the preliminary round of the 2009 4 Nations Cup and defeated Finland against in the bronze medal game of the tournament. Since then, Sweden has failed to win a preliminary round game in the tournament.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Leif Boork-era
After Sweden's quarter-finals defeat in the 2016 World Championships, 14 players on the team met in a hotel room in Norrtälje to discuss the team's poor moral and performance, and to attempt to address complaints over poor conditions such as being fed outdated food and strict rules of conduct intruding into their personal lives, including dictating what clothes players could wear. The Swedish Ice Hockey Association refused to meet with the players.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Leif Boork-era
Later in the summer of 2016, Leif Boork kicked veteran defender Emma Eliasson off the team, despite her having just been named Swedish Player of the Year and having captained Luleå HF/MSSK to a Riksserien championship, telling the press that the national team "leadership has been too weak" and that it was "time to stop compromising." National team captain Jenni Asserholt then retired from the national team at the age of 28, after refusing to join the team in June and amidst allegations that Boork was bullying her over her weight.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Leif Boork-era
In August 2016, the players petitioned the Swedish Ice Hockey Association to have Boork fired as head coach of the national team. The Association declared it had full confidence in Boork's leadership.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Leif Boork-era
In an exhibition game against Finland held in Luleå in September 2016, the fans in attendance held a protest against the coaching decisions, holding up banners calling for "Emma to the National Team" and "Resign Boork."


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Leif Boork-era
In March 2017, the NSD newspaper revealed that the men's national team could expect a bonus of several million kronor for advacing to the finals of the World Championships, while the women's team would receive nothing for achieving the same feat.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Leif Boork-era
On the 5th of May 2017, Boork made a series of controversial tweets accusing players of compromising success, despite having earlier declared himself the "women's hockey knight" of Twitter.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Leif Boork-era
In June 2017, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association ended subsidies for SDHL transfer fees for foreign players, raising the cost of a transfer fee from 3500kr to 12 500kr, a move widely condemned by league coaches but supported by Boork.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Leif Boork-era
In December 2017, SVT Sport released the results of a survey showing that over half of national team players had considered quitting hockey.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Leif Boork-era
At the end of 2017, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association announced that it would not be renewing Boork's contract as head coach after the 2018 Winter Olympics. Out of all the international games the team had played in the 2016–17, it had only won four.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Relegation
On the 1st of April 2018, former AIK IF head coach and alternate captain in the silver medal-winning Olympic teamof 2006 Ylva Martinsen was named head coach of the national team.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Relegation
In April 2018, the national team players announced that they had unionised under the Swedish Ice Hockey Player's Central Organization (SICO), the same union that represents the players of the men's national team and of the top-flight domestic men's league, the SHL.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Relegation
In July 2018, the Swedish Olympic Committee announced that it was cutting all funding from the women's national team.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Relegation
At the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, held in Finland in April 2019, Sweden finished 4th in Group B and 9th overall in the tournament after only managing to win a single game. For the first time in history, the country was relegated from the top division of the IIHF.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, Relegation
In July 2019, the location for the 2019 4 Nations Cup was revealed as Luleå, in northern Sweden.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, North American strikes
In March 2017, the players of the United States women's national ice hockey team announced their intention to strike ahead of the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship, after over a year of failed negotiations with USA Hockey concerning wages and playing conditions. The players were publicly supported by the players' associations for the NBA, WNBA, MLB and the NHLPA, and all players USA Hockey approached to serve as replacements for the striking players refused to play. After two weeks, the players were able to reach a four-year deal with USA Hockey, including increased pay and being paid wages outside of the Olympic period.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Background, North American strikes
After the collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League in May 2019, over 200 players announced their intentions to sit out from any professional leagues in the hopes of securing greater investment and media coverage of the sport. The #ForTheGame movement soon became more formally organised in the form of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Strike
In August 2019, all 43 players selected to the Swedish national team camp ahead of the Five Nations announced that they would be striking in protest over a lack of support and financial compensation from the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Two days later, the players along with their union, SICO, published a list of issues they wanted addressed, listing:


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Strike
The strike adopted the hashtag #FörFramtiden (For the Future) on social media, with players releasing coordinated social media posts stating that "Many of us have borne the frustration that led to today's decision for several years. Now it's all about the younger generation not having to do it." The Five Nations Cup was cancelled due to the strike.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Strike
In September 2019, the 4 Nations Cup was cancelled due to the strike, as the Swedish Ice Hockey Association couldn't guarantee its participation.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Strike
In October 2019, over two months since the beginning of the strike, it was announced that a deal had been reached between the players and the Association. The deal included compensation for national team duties, bonuses for medals in international tournaments, as well as an additional bonus once the team earned promotion back to the top IIHF division.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Strike, Support
The strike received widespread support from other Swedish players, both active and retired. NWHL goaltender Lovisa Selander stated that "I think what we're doing is right and this was a good time to do it." Emma Eliasson, who had retired in 2017, stated that "a lot of good will come from [the strike]."


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Strike, Support
The PWHPA spoke out in support of the striking players, with co-founder and board member Liz Knox stating that "We support them striving for better because in the end, women's hockey as a whole will be the better for it."


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Strike, Support
Several NHL players and members of the Swedish men's national team spoke out in favour of the strike, including Henrik Lundqvist, who stated that he believed that the Association couldn't improve conditions "then there is no other way." Mika Zibanejad announced that for each burger sold at a restaurant owned by him, 10kr would be donated to the striking players. Mattias Ekholm stated that "It's strong that they're daring to speak up. It helps us to be better as a hockey world."


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Strike, Criticism
Swedish Ice Hockey Association chairman Anders Larsson said that the strike damaged the team's brand, represented a failure of both the Association and the team, and that he felt the Association treated both the men's and the women's sides equally.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Strike, Criticism
SDE Hockey goaltender Sofia Reideborn, who had played for Sweden in two IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, criticised the strike, stating that the players should first "show that you are good before making demands" and that she wouldn't want to play in the Swedish national team because she wouldn't be welcomed by the other players.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Aftermath
The Swedish national team played their first match since the beginning of the strike in December 2019, losing 3–2 to Germany. In March 2020, national team head coach Ylva Martinsen stepped down, being replaced by Ulf Lundberg.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Aftermath
Sweden was set to compete in the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I in France against France, Norway, Austria, Slovakia, and the Netherlands, aiming for promotion back to the top IIHF division. The tournament was cancelled, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The country will instead compete against the same group for promotion in the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I. The country will also be competing for qualification to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Group E, the qualification tournament set to be held in August 2021 in Sweden.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Aftermath
In the summer of 2020, several national team veterans announced their retirement from hockey, including Erica Udén Johansson and Fanny Rask. The latter announced her retirement from hockey via an Instagram post in which she voiced her frustration with the pace of professionalization in women's hockey and her exhaustion with the financial insecurity of being an SDHL player.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Aftermath
What I dreamed of in my youth was to become a professional [ice hockey player]. That the [women's] league would grow to such an extent that we could live on hockey. (No, not millions, everyone knows it is unreasonable still.) But I have always thought that I would be able to join-in  when we become professionals. But it has not happened and I feel that we are at a standstill...   And I don't see that there will be any change.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Aftermath
Of course, I know that things are happening but for me it is going too slowly and I am incredibly uncertain that it will ever happen... So maybe I chose the wrong path, had the wrong dream and too high of demands. I hope there are some people who still have the strength to carry on and who work for a future for women's hockey. My energy has run out, I'm empty and I'm sorry.


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Aftermath
In September 2020, SICO announced the first-ever collective bargaining agreement between the players of the SDHL, the league and the national team, providing injury insurance for both league and international games along with aid for education and job-finding post-retirement. The agreement entered into forceon the 1st of October. Later that month, the newly appointed Swedish Ice Hockey Association general-secretary Johan Stark called for the men's and women's national teams to receive equal conditions;


2019 Sweden women's national ice hockey team strike, Aftermath
Several commentators have also called to introduce restrictions on the number of foreign players on teams in the SDHL as a means to give Swedish players more icetime and improve the national team's performance.


2019 Swedish Athletics Championships
The 2019 Swedish Athletics Championships (Swedish: Svenska mästerskapen i friidrott 2019) was the 124th national outdoor track and field championships for Sweden. It was held from 30 August–1 September at Tingvalla IP in Karlstad. It was organised by IF Göta Karlstad.


2019 Swedish Athletics Championships, Championships
Swedish outdoor championships took place at several venues beyond the main track and field championships.


2019 Swedish Golf Tour
The 2019 Swedish Golf Tour was the 36th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments held in Sweden, Norway and Estonia with a winter series in Spain.


2019 Swedish Golf Tour
The tournaments also featured on the 2019 Nordic Golf League (NGL).


2019 Swedish Golf Tour, Schedule
The season consisted of 16 events played between May and October with a winter series in February.. The total purse was SEK 6,510,000.


2019 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
The 2019 Swedish Golf Tour was the 34th season of the Swedish Golf Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for women held in Sweden and Norway.


2019 Swedish Golf Tour (women)
A number of the tournaments also featured on the 2019 LET Access Series (LETAS).


2019 Swedish Golf Tour (women), Schedule
The season consisted of 12 tournaments played between May and September, where one event was held in Norway.


2019 Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2019 Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships (Swedish: Svenska inomhusmästerskapen i friidrott 2019) was the 54th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Sweden. It was held on 16 and 17 February at the Stadium Arena in Norrköping.


2019 Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships
The national indoor championship in combined track and field events was held separately on 12 and 13 February at the IFU Arena in Uppsala.


2019 Swedish Men's Curling Championship
The 2019 Swedish Men's Curling Championship (Swedish: SM Damer, Herrar och Rullstolscurling 2019) was held in Jönköping from January 2 to 6, 2019.


2019 Swedish Men's Curling Championship
Both 2019 Swedish Women's Curling Championship and 2019 Swedish Wheelchair Curling Championship were held simultaneously with this championship at the same arena.


2019 Swedish Men's Curling Championship, Triple knockout stage, A Event (A-stege)
Two winners - directly to medal stage, losers - to В Event.


2019 Swedish Men's Curling Championship, Triple knockout stage, B Event (B-stege)
Three winners - directly to medal stage, losers - to C Event.


2019 Swedish Men's Curling Championship, Triple knockout stage, C Event (C-stege)
Three winners - directly to medal stage, losers - out.


2019 Swedish Open
The 2019 Swedish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts as part of the ATP Tour 250 Series of the 2019 ATP Tour and as part of the WTA 125K Series. It took place in Båstad, Sweden, from 15 through 21 July 2019 for the men's tournament, and from 8 through 13 July 2019 for the women's tournament. It was the 72nd edition of the event for the men and the 10th edition for the women.


2019 Swedish Open, Points and prize money, Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money* per team


2019 Swedish Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Swedish Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2019 Swedish Open, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Swedish Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Swedish Open, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2019 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles
Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions, but Peralta chose not to participate this year. Zeballos played alongside Federico Delbonis, but lost to Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen in the final, 7–6(7–5), 5–7, [5–10].


2019 Swedish Open – Men's Singles
Fabio Fognini was the defending champion, but he chose to compete in Umag instead.


2019 Swedish Open – Men's Singles
Nicolás Jarry won his first ATP Tour singles title, defeating Juan Ignacio Londero in the final, 7–6(9–7), 6–4.


2019 Swedish Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2019 Swedish Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
Note: Pablo Carreño Busta, who entered late and played in the qualifying tournament, would have been seeded fifth if he had entered the tournament prior to the initial entry cutoff date of 3 June 2019.


2019 Swedish Open – Women's Doubles
Quirine Lemoine and Arantxa Rus were the defending champions from the last time the tournament was held in 2017, but Lemoine chose not to participate this year. Rus played alongside Akgul Amanmuradova, but the pair lost in the first round to Elena Bogdan and Rosalie van der Hoek.


2019 Swedish Open – Women's Doubles
Misaki Doi and Natalia Vikhlyantseva won the title, defeating Alexa Guarachi and Danka Kovinić in the final, 7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–7].


2019 Swedish Open – Women's Singles
Kateřina Siniaková was the defending champion from the last time the tournament was held in 2017, but chose not to participate this year.


2019 Swedish Open – Women's Singles
Misaki Doi won the title, defeating Danka Kovinić in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2019 Swedish Women's Curling Championship
The 2019 Swedish Women's Curling Championship (Swedish: SM Damer, Herrar och Rullstolscurling 2019) was held in Jönköping from January 2 to 6, 2019.


2019 Swedish Women's Curling Championship
Both 2019 Swedish Men's Curling Championship and 2019 Swedish Wheelchair Curling Championship were held simultaneously with this championship at the same arena.


2019 Swindon Borough Council election
The 2019 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019, to elect members of Swindon Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Swiss Federal Council election
An election for all seven members of the Federal Council, the Government of Switzerland, was held on 11 December 2019, following the federal election on 20 October 2019, for the 2020–2024 term.


2019 Swiss Federal Council election
All Federal Councillors were reelected to their seats by the Federal Assembly in the first round of voting, either for another full four-year term (Ueli Maurer, Simonetta Sommaruga, Alain Berset, Guy Parmelin) or a first full four-year term (Ignazio Cassis, Viola Amherd, Karin Keller-Sutter). No portfolio changes were made after the election.


2019 Swiss Federal Council election, Incumbents
Incumbents, in descending order of seniority, including political party affiliation and department at the time of the election:


2019 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Ueli Maurer
Ueli Maurer (SVP/UDC) was reelected in the first round of voting.


2019 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Simonetta Sommaruga
Simonetta Sommaruga (SPS/PSS) was reelected in the first round of voting.


2019 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Alain Berset
Alain Berset (SPS/PSS) was reelected in the first round of voting.


2019 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Guy Parmelin
Guy Parmelin (SVP/UDC) was reelected in the first round of voting.


2019 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Ignazio Cassis
Ignazio Cassis (FDP.The Liberals) was reelected in the first round of voting.


2019 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Viola Amherd
Viola Amherd (CVP/PDC) was reelected in the first round of voting.


2019 Swiss Federal Council election, Results, Seat held by Karin Keller-Sutter
Karin Keller-Sutter (FDP.The Liberals) was reelected in the first round of voting.


2019 Swiss Indoors
The 2019 Swiss Indoors was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 50th edition of the event, and part of the 500 series of the 2019 ATP Tour. It took place at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from 21 October through 27 October 2019.


2019 Swiss Indoors, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Swiss Indoors, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Swiss Indoors – Doubles
Dominic Inglot and Franko Škugor were the defending champions, but Inglot decided to compete in Vienna instead. Škugor played alongside Nikola Mektić, but they lost to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău in the first round.


2019 Swiss Indoors – Doubles
Rojer and Tecău went on to win the title, defeating Taylor Fritz and Reilly Opelka in the final, 7–5, 6–3.


2019 Swiss Indoors – Singles
Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Alex de Minaur in the final, 6–2, 6–2. The victory made Federer the first player in ATP history to win 10 titles on two different surfaces.


2019 Swiss Open (badminton)
The 2019 Swiss Open (officially known as the Yonex Swiss Open 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from 12 to 17 March 2019 and had a total purse of $150,000.


2019 Swiss Open (badminton), Tournament
The 2019 Swiss Open was the seventh tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Swiss Open championships which had been held since 1955. This tournament was organized by the Swiss Badminton and sanctioned by the BWF.


2019 Swiss Open (badminton), Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.


2019 Swiss Open (badminton), Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.


2019 Swiss Open (badminton), Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$150,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2019 Swiss Open (badminton), Men's singles, Wild card
Swiss Badminton awarded a wild card entry to Christian Kirchmayr of Switzerland.


2019 Swiss Open Gstaad
The 2019 Swiss Open Gstaad (also known as the 2019 J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 52nd edition of the Swiss Open, and part of the ATP Tour 250 Series of the 2019 ATP Tour. It took place at the Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad, Switzerland, from 22 July through 29 July 2019.


2019 Swiss Open Gstaad, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Swiss Open Gstaad, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:


2019 Swiss Open Gstaad, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles
Matteo Berrettini and Daniele Bracciali were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.


2019 Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles
Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen won the title, defeating Philipp Oswald and Filip Polášek in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2019 Swiss Open Gstaad – Singles
Matteo Berrettini was the defending champion, but withdrew with an ankle injury before the tournament began.


2019 Swiss Open Gstaad – Singles
Albert Ramos Viñolas won the title, defeating Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2019 Swiss Open Gstaad – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2019 Swiss Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2019 Swiss Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 7 to 10, 2019 in St. Gallen.


2019 Swiss ePrix
The 2019 Swiss ePrix (formally the 2019 Julius Baer Swiss E-Prix) was a Formula E electric car race on the streets of Bern, Switzerland, on 22 June 2019. It was the eleventh round of the 2018–19 Formula E Championship, and was the first and only running of the Swiss ePrix, which was the second Formula E race held in Switzerland, after the Zürich ePrix in 2018. The race was won by Techeetah driver Jean-Éric Vergne after starting from pole position and leading all 31-laps. Jaguar driver Mitch Evans finished a close second, ahead of Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi who finished third for the Nissan e.Dams team.


2019 Swiss ePrix
The race was halted by a red flag on the first lap following a collision involving several cars that blocked the track. After a 40-minute delay, the race was restarted with drivers reordered back to their starting positions. These position changes led to complaints by several of the drivers who had gained positions during the first lap. Envision Virgin Racing driver Robin Frijns was the only driver who was unable to restart the race due to car damage suffered in the first lap crash.


2019 Swiss ePrix
The majority of the race was held under dry conditions until the final two laps, when a heavy rain shower brought treacherous conditions to the circuit. The change in weather allowed Evans to close the gap to Vergne and stay with him to the checkered flag, but Vergne was able to hold on, ultimately crossing the line just 0.160 seconds ahead of Evans.


2019 Swiss ePrix
The consequence of the final positions meant that Jean-Éric Vergne was able to expand his lead in the Drivers' Championship by 32-points over championship rival Lucas di Grassi who finished ninth. The strong result for Mitch Evans moved him from sixth to third in the standings. Techeetahs' victory meant that they were able to extend their lead in the Teams' Championship by 43 points over Audi, while Virgin maintained third place with two races remaining at the double-header in New York.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Background
As the season comes to a close, Formula E returned to Switzerland at the Bern Street Circuit. With 14 corners, It was the second longest track Formula E had raced on, after the Brooklyn Street Circuit in New York. It was challenging for the drivers including the tricky chicane at turns 12, 13 and 14.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Background, Preparations
In 2018, it was announced that Bern would host a round of the 2018-19 Formula E Championship. The Swiss ePrix was added as a replacement for the Zürich ePrix, which had debuted in 2018. The city of Zürich was unable to host the race again in 2019 due to other events happening that summer.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Background, Preparations
A few days before the race, there was an environmental protest against the race being held. The largely peaceful protest involved several hundred protesters riding bicycles around the circuit. The protest was to raise awareness to the environmental damage caused by the trucks traveling to set up the race, as well as all the spectators who were expected to driving to the city to watch the race.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Background, Preparations
Later, organizers of the race filed a criminal complaint against several protesters who allegedly vandalized the circuit. The complaint estimated that protesters caused over $400,000 in damages, which included cut TV cables, and damaged sponsorship banners that were hung around the track.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Background, Circuit
The temporary 2.750 km Bern Street Circuit was made up of city streets in the de facto capital of Switzerland. The 14-turn track wound through the Old Town portion of the city, past Rosengarten park and the Bärengraben (bear-pit). The narrow track was noted for its elevation changes, with almost the entire track being on an incline or decline. Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans said ahead of the race that he thought it was "...a real, hardcore street circuit... I think it's going to be a complete roller coaster."


2019 Swiss ePrix, Background, Circuit
Other challenges of the circuit that drivers noted include variations in the tarmac surface and road camber, as well as several sharp corners and chicanes. Additionally, several drivers remarked about narrowness of the circuit, and the difficulty for overtaking. The combination of steep hills, sharp corners, and length (Bern was the second-longest track on the 2018–19 calendar) meant that managing energy with the regenerative braking would be a real test for the drivers. The confined spaces in the old city also added logistical challenges for the teams. The indoor paddock area, where teams prepare the cars before the race, was located 800 meters away from the pit lane. The Attack Mode activation zone was located off the racing line between turns 8 and 9, and had to be used twice during the race by each driver.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Background, Circuit
The Bern Street Circuit is the only circuit on the Formula E calendar that necessitates an uphill start (Laubeggstrasse), and features turns and roads with uneven camber from left to right, the steepest downhill section on the entire calendar (Aargauerstalden and Schosshaldenstrasse), as well as a live bear pit, though the bears would be absent during race time. The track also contains tramlines.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Background, Preview
Going into the race weekend, Jean-Éric Vergne was leading the drivers' championship by just six points ahead of Audi driver Lucas di Grassi. di Grassi had moved into second place in the championship after winning the previous race in Berlin, and putting him ten points clear of Vergnes' Techeetah teammate, André Lotterer. Just 21 points separated the top five drivers in the championship, including Vergne, di Grassi, and Lotterer, as well as BMW driver António Félix da Costa and Robin Frijns for Envision Virgin Racing. Of these, all but Lotterer had won a race that season. In the teams' championship, Techeetah was leading the 2017-18 champions Audi, who had overtaken Envision Virgin Racing for second place in the championship.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Practice and qualifying
The Friday shakedown session, which allows drivers to get a feel for the track at a lower power levels, was delayed after the track construction wasn't finished on time. The shakedown time was also reduced to fifteen minutes. The race officials decided to give more time to construction crews to work on installing the track barriers and catch fencing.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Practice and qualifying
The first practice session was held Saturday morning under overcast conditions, with the Audi drivers of Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt being the first out on track. As the session progressed, the lap times improved as drivers become more comfortable on the circuit. Ultimately Jean-Éric Vergne was able to set the fastest time of 1:19.281, just 0.111 seconds ahead of his team mate, André Lotterer. Lucas di Grassi, Robin Frijns, and Mitch Evans rounded out the top five.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Practice and qualifying
During the second free practice session, several drivers had difficulty with track limits, with Gary Paffett, Maximilian Günther, and Tom Dillmann all taking to the escape road (the latter two were investigated by race officials). In the end, Mahindra driver Pascal Wehrlein was able to set the fastest time of 1:19.118, with both Techeetah drivers, Lotterer and Vergne, finishing the session in second and third respectively.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Practice and qualifying
Qualifying got underway Saturday afternoon with the group stages in dry, overcast conditions. Jaguar Racings' Mitch Evans set the fastest overall time with a lap of 1:18.897. Along with Evans, Techeetahs' Jean-Éric Vergne, Mahindras' Pascal Wehrlein, Sébastien Buemi for Nissan e.Dams, Maximilian Günther in the Geox Dragon Racing, and Envision Virgin Racings' Sam Bird all set the top times in their respective groups, thereby advancing to the Super Pole shoot-out.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Practice and qualifying
Audi driver Daniel Abt qualified seventh, having missed out on advancing to the shoot-out by just 0.119 seconds. He was ahead of championship contenders André Lotterer of Techeetah and Envision Virgin Racings' Robin Frijns who weren't able to make it out of their group, and started eighth and ninth respectively. Jaguar driver Alex Lynn was just a tenth of a second behind Frijns, and would round out the top ten on the grid.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Practice and qualifying
Mahindra Racings' Jérôme d'Ambrosio started eleventh, ahead of the Venturi of Felipe Massa, and Oliver Rowland in the Nissan e.dams who started thirteenth. Next was the Geox Dragon of José María López in fourteenth, who started ahead of the HWA teammates of Stoffel Vandoorne and Gary Paffett in fifteenth and sixteenth. Alexander Sims in the BMW Andretti car was seventeenth, ahead of Swiss driver Edoardo Mortara for Venturi.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Practice and qualifying
Two of the championship contenders had disappointing qualifying laps, with second placed Audi driver Lucas di Grassi managing only to go nineteenth fastest, while António Félix da Costa, who went into the weekend in fourth, started twentieth in the BMW i Andretti. The NIO drivers of Tom Dillmann and Oliver Turvey qualified at the back of the grid, in twenty-first and twenty-second respectively.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Practice and qualifying
During the Super Pole shoot-out to determine the top six starting places, Vergne was able to set the fastest time of 1:18.813 seconds, allowing  him to take his first pole position of the season. Mitch Evans clipped the wall during his lap and ended up behind Vergne by just 0.307 seconds, but was still fast enough to prevent Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi from getting a front row starting position at his home race. Buemis' time of 1:19.164 just 0.004 seconds ahead of fourth place Wehrlein with a time of 1:19.168.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Practice and qualifying
Maximilian Günther was able to start fifth with a time of 1:19.371, equaling his best qualifying result of the season, while Sam Bird rounded out the top six with a time of 1:19.536. In addition to starting the race from the front of the grid, Vergne was also awarded three championship points, which put him nine points ahead of Lucas di Grassi in the drivers' championship.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Race
The race got off to a chaotic start after Pascal Wehrlein was turned sideways at the first chicane after making contact with Sébastien Buemi. Wehrlein's car was then wedged between the barriers and the car of Maximilian Günther, thereby blocking the track and leading to a large pile-up. Robin Frijns, while attempting to avoid the wreck, was hit from behind by Jérôme d'Ambrosio and got turned into the wall on the opposite side of the track, ending his race. This event caused much of the field to be stuck behind the incident. A few drivers, including Sébastien Buemi, Lucas di Grassi, Felipe Massa and António Félix da Costa, were able to snake their way through the mess, and use the escape road to continue on.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Race
The race was promptly red-flagged in order to clear the track. This allowed teams to make repairs to their cars. Meanwhile, the race officials decided to reset the field in the order that they had started the race, as they were unable to determine the position of most of the grid when the red flag had come out. Several of drivers who made it past the blockage, and therefore gaining considerable track position, were quite upset about the decision, and got into a heated argument with race officials once they returned to pit road.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Race
Lucas di Grassi, who was fighting for the championship with the pole sitter, Jean-Éric Vergne was particularly upset, as he had made up eight places after starting nineteenth. However, the reordering had been done in accordance with the regulations which stated that "in all cases the order will be taken at the last point at which it was possible to determine the position of all cars. All such cars will then be permitted to resume the race." Following the 40-minute stoppage, the race was restarted behind the Safety car with all drivers (save for Frijns) lining up again.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Race
Right from the restart, Vergne came under attack from Mitch Evans. Evans would continue to challenge for the lead most of the race, making several attempts at passing on the downhill run into turn 3. Twice during the race, Evans was able to activate his two attack mode power boosts a lap ahead of Vergne to try and get past the 2017–18 champion, but Vergne was able to defend against the passing attempts, before finally being able to get to the attack mode activation zone himself to equalize the power between their two cars.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Race
During his first attempt, Evans was hindered by a local yellow flag caused by the stopped Mahhindra of Pascahl Wehrlein. Wehrlein, who retired from the race due to a technical failure, come to a halt on track just before the attack mode activation zone. During the race, Vergnes' Techeetah team mate, André Lotterer, managed to move up the field to fourth place from his starting place in eighth. The Envision Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird, made a difficult pass for fifth around the outside of the GeoX Dragon of Maximilian Günther going through the fast downhill turn three.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Race
During the final two laps, a heavy rain began to fall on the circuit, adding a new complexity to the race. The rain caught out Sam Bird who spun, losing valuable time, and allowing André Lotterer to get passed for fourth. Evans attempted use the wet tack to his advantage, but Vergne was able to hold on for the win, leading the top four nose-to-tail across the line. Evans came second, leading Buemi in third, and Lotterer in fourth. After his spin, Sam Bird managed to hold onto fifth, ahead of Maximilian Günther in sixth. Daniel Abt, Alex Lynn, and championship contender Lucas di Grassi rounded out the top ten.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Post Race
On the podium, Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi was able to celebrate his home race with his son, who he brought onto the podium with him.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Post Race
After the race, several drivers were handed penalties for infractions during the race. André Lotterer, who finished fourth, was given a 22-second penalty, thereby dropping him to fourteenth. The Techeetah driver was given the penalty for ignoring a red light when exiting the pit lane following the first lap crash. There was confusion between Lotterer and his team about what the race officials wanted him to do. He had brought his car back to the pit lane before the officials asked all teams to line up on the start-finish straight while they worked on clearing the track. Lotterer confirmed several times with his team several times that he should exit the pit lane and rejoin the rest of the grid. Lotterer was critical of the decision, calling it "extremely harsh".


2019 Swiss ePrix, Post Race
In addition to the Lotterer penalty, the Dragon Racing driver of José María López, who had finished thirteenth, was disqualified for exceeding the maximum power limit. Edoardo Mortara was penalized for a collision with Alexander Sims, and was given a five-place grid penalty at the following race in New York. Felix da Costa was handed a five-second time penalty for not slowing enough for the full-course yellow, but it kept his 12th place finish.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Post Race
Several drivers expressed their displeasure at the way the grid was reset following the red flag. di Grassi, who had managed to make it past the track blockage, described the reorder as "super unfair". Felipe Massa, who also gained positions following the crash, called the decision "totally unacceptable". Massa criticized the fact that cars who were heavily damaged were allowed to be repaired and restart the race in their original positions, ahead of cars that were able to avoid the pile-up and didn't need repairs. Sam Bird commented that the first corner chicane was an "accident waiting to happen" given the narrowness of the circuit, as well as the brakes and tires not being up to temperature on the first lap.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Post Race
The consequence of the race meant Vergne extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 32 points over Lucas di Grassi going into the final events in New York. With 87 points, Evans's second place finish jumped him from sixth to third in the standings. As a result of his penalty, André Lotterer dropped to fourth in the standings, 44 points behind his teammate Vergne. Techeetah retained first in the Teams' Championship with 216 points, 43 points ahead of Audi. Vigrin, e.Dams and Mahindra maintained third, fourth and fifth respectively.


2019 Swiss ePrix, Post Race
It was announced prior to the event that the Swiss ePrix would be left off the calendar for the 2019-20 season. A report by the city government following the race was generally positive, but identified several issues with the event, including lack of access to local homes and businesses, disruption to public transit, and lack of communication to residents. In January 2020, it was announced that the company that organized the race had gone bankrupt.


2019 Swiss federal election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 20 October 2019 to elect all members of both houses of the Federal Assembly. This was followed by the 2019 election to the Swiss Federal Council, the federal executive, by the United Federal Assembly.


2019 Swiss federal election
In the 20 October elections, the two green parties, the Green Party of Switzerland and the Green Liberal Party of Switzerland, made major electoral gains, taking 13.2% and 7.8% of the vote respectively. As in the previous election, the Swiss People's Party received the most votes, but its share of votes went down to 25.6% from 29.4%.


2019 Swiss federal election
Initial media coverage interprets the 2019 election results as a "green wave" marking a leftward shift of the Swiss electorate on the political spectrum. It remains to be seen what effect the changes in the relative vote and seat shares will have on the composition of the Federal Council, or at least on the government's agenda and legislative initiatives, if there is no change in party representation in the executive branch.


2019 Swiss federal election
In contrast to Germany and Austria, the Swiss federal government has for decades been composed of representatives of the four largest parties as a matter of political practice (rather than constitutional design); it has long operated on a consensus-seeking model characterised by accommodation of competing interest and viewpoints, rather than imposition of the will of the majority over the opposition.


2019 Swiss federal election
Switzerland's confederate structure and frequent initiatives and referendums pose additional constraints on what elected politicians are collectively able to accomplish. For these reasons, the strong electoral gains of the two green parties do not have the same implications for coalition-government formation as they do in Austria following the 29 September 2019 parliamentary elections there, in which the Greens obtained their best results ever with 13.9% of the vote and 26 seats in a slightly smaller lower house of Parliament.


2019 Swiss federal election, Date
The elections for the National Council took place nationally on 20 October 2019.


2019 Swiss federal election, Date
The cantons individually organise their elections for the Council of States, which all held on 20 October 2019, with one exception. In Appenzell Innerrhoden the election took place on 28 April at the 2019 Landsgemeinde. Depending on the results of the 20 October election, a second round or runoff election may be required in some cantons.


2019 Swiss federal election, Electoral system
The 200 members of the National Council are elected from 26 cantons, each of which constitutes a constituency. The cantons are of unequal population size and use different electoral systems. Six are single-member constituencies in which winners are determined by first-past-the-post voting; the remaining 20 cantons are multi-member constituencies, in which members are elected by open list proportional representation. Voters may cross out names on party lists, split their vote between parties (a system known as panachage), or draw up their own list on a blank ballot. Seats are allocated using the Hagenbach-Bischoff system.


2019 Swiss federal election, Electoral system
National Council seats are apportioned to the cantons based on their respective population size (which includes children and resident foreigners who do not have the right to vote). Based on the official population count recorded at the end of 2016, Bern and Lucerne each lost a seat while Geneva and Vaud each gained a seat. The least-populous cantons have just one seat in the National Council — in 2019 there are six such cantons, four of which are half-cantons.


2019 Swiss federal election, Electoral system
The rules regarding who can stand as a candidate and vote in elections to the National Council are uniform across the Confederation. Only Swiss citizens aged at least 18 can stand or vote and the citizens resident abroad can register to vote in the canton in which they last resided (or their canton of citizenship, otherwise) and be able to vote no matter how long since, or whether they ever have, lived in Switzerland.


2019 Swiss federal election, Electoral system
The 46 members of the Council of States are elected in 20 two-seat constituencies (representing the 20 'full' cantons) and six single-member constituencies (representing the six half-cantons). Two 'full' cantons with small populations — Uri and Glarus — have therefore each two seats in the Council of States but only one seat each in the much larger National Council. In Jura and Neuchâtel the elections are held using proportional representation, whilst the other 24 use the majority system.


2019 Swiss federal election, Electoral system
As each canton regulates its election to the Council of States, the rules regarding who can stand as a candidate and vote in these elections varies canton-by-canton. Jura and Neuchâtel allow certain foreign residents to vote, whilst Glarus allows 16- and 17-year-olds the vote. Swiss citizens abroad registered to vote in a canton are permitted to vote in that canton's Council of States election only if the canton's law allows it. Schaffhausen has compulsory voting, though limited in implementation by way of only an insignificant fine.


2019 Swiss federal election, Contesting parties
The table below lists contesting parties represented in the Federal Assembly before the election.


2019 Swiss federal election, Opinion polls, Graphical summary
The chart below depicts opinion polls conducted for the 2019 Swiss federal election; trendlines are local regressions (LOESS).


2019 Swiss federal election, Results
The Green Party and Green Liberal Party gained votes and seats while most other parties decreased in size.


2019 Swiss federal election, Aftermath
The 2019 federal election was followed by the Federal Council election on 11 December 2019. The Green Party failed to win a seat in the Federal Council despite becoming the fourth largest party in the National Council.


2019 Swiss referendums
Several federal referendums were held in Switzerland in 2019, with votes taking place on 10 February and 19 May. Federal parliamentary elections were held on 20 October, which led the Swiss Federal Council to postpone the November round of voting until 2020.


2019 Swiss referendums, February referendum
In February voters decided on a popular initiative named "Stop the Sprawl – for sustainable development in construction", which would have prevented building zones being expanded, with possible exception made for agriculture or public use on the basis that an equivalent amount of land currently registered as building zone be declassified and rewilded.


2019 Swiss referendums, February referendum
The proposal was put forward by the Young Greens in 2015. It was also supported by the Small Farmers Association and the Young Socialists, as well as several environmental organisations, and gathered 113,000 signatures. However, it was opposed by the Federal Council, with Environment Minister Doris Leuthard claiming the idea was "too radical, unfair and counterproductive". An opinion poll published in December 2018 showed 63% of voters to be in favour and 29% opposed.


2019 Swiss referendums, May referendums
Two optional referendums were held on 19 May: one on a law reforming the financing of the Swiss pension system's "first pillar", and another on transposing the European gun control directive (an update to the Schengen acquis) into Swiss law. Both proposals were approved.


2019 Swiss women's strike
Hundreds of thousands of Swiss women went on strike to protest gender inequalities on 14 June 2019. The women's strike, known as Frauenstreik (German) and Grève des Femmes (French) online, consisted of demonstrations in the country's major municipalities for equal pay, recognition of unpaid care work, and governmental representation.


2019 Swiss women's strike
The date of the 2019 Swiss women's strike was set to match the 1991 Swiss women's strike, which was organised 10 years after the acceptance by the Swiss population of the constitutional article on the equality between women and men on June 14th, 1981.


2019 Swiss women's strike
Viola Amherd (member of the Federal Council, with white jacket), Marina Carobbio Guscetti (president of the National Council, on the right) and more woman MPs


2019 Swope Park Rangers season
The 2019 Swope Park Rangers season is the club's fourth year of play and their first season in the Eastern Conference of the newly renamed USL Championship, the top tier of  United Soccer League. The second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. The Rangers will continue play at  Children's Mercy Park after complications with Shawnee Mission District Stadium in Overland Park, Kansas.


2019 Swope Park Rangers season, Previous season
The 2018 Swope Park Rangers season finished the year with a record of 15-8-11 and 7th in the Western Conference qualifying for the 2018 USL Playoffs.


2019 Swope Park Rangers season, Previous season
In the first round, Swope Park defeated #2 seed Sacramento Republic 2-1. In the conference semi-finals, the Rangers lost to #3 Phoenix Rising 4-2.


2019 Swope Park Rangers season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
Due to their affiliation with a higher division professional club (Sporting Kansas City), SPR was one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.


2019 Sydney CBD stabbings
On 13 August 2019, lone attacker Mert Ney was charged with the murder of Michaela Dunn, whom was alleged to have been involved in sex work in his apartment room. After the murder of Dunn, Ney walked onto York Street, indiscriminately stabbed Linda Bo with a kitchen knife, then proceeded to jump onto random vehicles, yelling profanities and threatening civilians. After an approximate 150 metre chase through the CBD following the stabbing of Linda Bo, Ney was restrained by civilians using assorted furniture. Neys' lawyers intend to defend the charges against him on the grounds of mental illness.


2019 Sydney CBD stabbings, Motive
The motive of Mert Neys' attack is under investigation, however the link towards severe mental illness remains constant. A Sydney Court reported that 1500 pages of Neys' medical reports have been collected.


2019 Sydney CBD stabbings, Motive
A USB stick was located on Ney's person, that contained information and video files involving the Christchurch Mosque Shootings and other similar acts of terrorism. After the attack on August 13, Ney was additionally charged for possessing child abuse material on a USB. This discovery provided a link to possible terrorism organisations, additionally supported by Ney's expression of "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, whilst the proclamation does not directly tie to terrorism, this been defended by his lawyers as a consequence of his mental illness and viewing other terrorist attacks.


2019 Sydney CBD stabbings, Motive
Ney refers to himself as "Psycho" in the Facebook post involving Michaela Dunn's murder in his apartment room.


2019 Sydney CBD stabbings, Motive
Correlations to Suicide By Cop have been made due to the repeated statement of "Shoot Me" being made by Ney during the public standoff with civilians, however this is yet to be insinuated in a Court of Law.


2019 Sydney CBD stabbings, Sentencing
On 14 May 2021, Justice Peter Johnson of the New South Wales Supreme Court sentenced Mert Ney to 44 years in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years. This sentence has taken into account previous charges Ney has been found guilty of such as Common Assault on his sister Yazel. The sentence received a 10% discount as per Ney's guilty plea.


2019 Sydney International
The 2019 Sydney International was a tournament on the 2019 ATP Tour and 2019 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.


2019 Sydney International
It was the 127th edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre. It was held from 6 to 12 January 2019 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.


2019 Sydney International, Points and prize money, Prize money
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team


2019 Sydney International, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Sydney International, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Sydney International, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Sydney International, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


2019 Sydney International, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2019 Sydney International – Men's Doubles
Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but Melo could not participate due to injury and Kubot chose to compete in Auckland instead.


2019 Sydney International – Men's Doubles
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won the title, defeating Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2019 Sydney International – Men's Singles
Daniil Medvedev was the defending champion, but withdrew before his first match.


2019 Sydney International – Men's Singles
Alex de Minaur won his first ATP Tour title, defeating Andreas Seppi in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–5).


2019 Sydney International – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.